Baked Pumpkin Oatmeal

Submitted by ranch-girl

"Healthy baked oatmeal with a pumpkin twist! Pumpkin, oats, cranberries, and walnuts are all good for you and yummy!"

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 29.58 ml butter, melted
• 236.59 ml pumpkin puree
• 78.78 ml sugar
• 473.18 ml 1% low-fat milk
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 709.77 ml rolled oats
• 7.39 ml baking powder
• 1.23 ml salt
• 4.92 ml cinnamon
• 1.23 ml ginger
• 0.61 ml clove
• 118.29 ml dried cranberries
• 118.29 ml chopped walnuts (optional) or 118.29 ml pecans (optional)

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Start cranberries soaking in hot water to plump them.
3. Mix first five ingredients (butter through eggs).
4. Stir in dry ingredients.
5. Drain cranberries and stir into mixture along with nuts (if using).
6. Pour into buttered 9x12 pan (I use glass).
7. Bake for 30 - 40 minutes until center springs back when touched.
8. Cut into squares, place in bowls, and serve hot with milk.

Reviews

[loof751]

I love baked oatmeal and this one's a winner! The pumpkin flavor shines here; I was afraid it wouldn't be sweet enough but it was just right. I halved the recipe and did add the optional pecans and enjoyed every bite - thanks for sharing the recipe! Made for the Top Favorites of 2009 event

 

[2heartstc_7872361]

This is very good! I used the steel cut oats too, and I added a little fresh nutmeg. I did not have any cranberries so I used raisins. I have a gas oven, so it took about an hour to bake. I could not wait till it cooled so I took a small spoonful and put a little almond milk over it. Wow! This is so good it could suffice as a dessert!

 

[ratherbeswimmin]

I love oatmeal and pumpkin, so was fairly certain I would like this. Turns out, I was right. I used the optional pecans, toasted. Almost like having dessert for breakfast, although I did not think it was too sweet. Texture was tender, loved the spices, perfect with a little warmed milk. Thanks for posting.

 

[jessi_mcg]

Boy howdy, this was good! I had the pleasure of DH's company for breakfast today so I whipped this up and loved how quickly it came together. I halved the recipe and reduced the sugar a LOT--we don't like super-sweet stuff in the morning, so about 1 1/2 T (plus some cinnamon-sugar sprinkled on top) was plenty for us. Also used raisins as I was out of cranberries and decreased the nuts for DS's benefit. Thanks for the comment about serving with milk...I've never cared for baked oatmeal before and I think the milk made the difference for me. Thanks for a keeper! Made for Veg Swap #8.

 

[Lizzymommy]

Delicious! I mixed up the wet ingredients in a tupperware and the dry ingredients in a zip bag the night before so that my husband could easily (and without thinking) put this together and in the oven in the morning (a no-school morning!) I'm going to experiment and see how it works in a crockpot overnight (which is our favorite way to cook steel oats, so who knows!) Absolutely fabulous!